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Surprised? Don’t be. ‘Avengers Infinity War’ rolls on with $76 million Chinese Opening

“Avengers: Infinity War” is already on track to continue its domination as the film has premiered in China, the last major market it is being released in. Variety is reporting that by 10pm on Friday, the film had earned $66 million, with an additional $9.3 million from Thursday preview showings. The all-time record for an…

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Thanos is coming…to Fortnite

Fortnite, one of the most popular video games currently available, counts many celebrities amongst it’s fanbase. From rappers like Drake and Travis Scott, to professional athletes like JuJu Smith-Schuster and Trevor May, the popular “battle royale” mode of the game drops 100 players onto an isolated island filled with weapons and traps, with the last…

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First look at Randall Park as Jimmy Woo

Ant-Man and the Wasp continues to bring long standing Marvel characters into the fold. After last week’s official trailer introduced Bill Foster (aka Goliath), a user on reddit shared the first image of Randall Park as Jimmy Woo.  Originally created by writer Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely in 1956, Jimmy Woo is a Chinese-American secret…

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Power Rangers sold to Hasbro Inc.

As first reported by Reuters, Saban Properties has sold Power Rangers, along with several other properties, to Hasbro Inc. for an estimated $522 million. Hasbro, seeking to reverse the financial damage caused by the shifting toy market and bankruptcy of Toys R Us, is the world’s largest toy maker, with long standing successful franchises like…

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Infinity War expected to open with $225 million — if not more

Not that it’s a surprise to anyone at all, but according to Variety, Avengers: Infinity War is already on track to make between $225-245 million opening weekend. The monster of a film, 10 years in the making, has the potential to take down the record for an opening weekend, currently held by another Disney holding, Star…

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The Last Son of Krypton (Action Comics 1000 Review)

I have always been critical of Superman. Even as a kid, I wasn’t THAT impressed by the last son of Krypton (I was more of a Spider-Man kid). The idea of this perfect specimen, with every super power in the book, didn’t catch the interest of a kid who saw himself as far from perfect….

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The Bendis Departure

If you are living under a rock (or don’t care about comic books at all) you might not be aware that writer Brian Michael Bendis has left Marvel and signed an exclusive deal with DC. I’m here to explain a few things to you: who he is, why this is significant to the industry, and…

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